Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 233

Chapter 233: Twisting her foot
The following day, the sky was covered with clouds as if showing the signs of an oncoming storm. Ariana stepped out of her apartment and looked up at the gloomy sky, with her head tilted back.

She stared at the clouds that shimmered with thunder once in a while before turning inky black once again, she then dropped her head and looked at the little fur baby on her side.

“It seems like we have to shorten our walk, Timmy,” she said to the little dog, whose ears folded back. Even though he did not understand what Ariana was telling him, he knew that weather like this meant they would only spend a few minutes out.

“Woof!” Timmy barked with a sad wag of his tail.

“Haha, naughty boy,” Ariana ruffled the fur on Timmy’s head as she turned to walk to the elevator. As she was walking, she heard the sound of the door opening. Ariana turned her head to the side casually and noticed Arabella standing there with a proud look on her face.

When that woman saw her, she rolled her eyes and closed the door with a bang.

Seeing her petty actions Ariana was speechless. Was this even necessary? True, they had a little friction, but there was no need to react like this.

She stared at the door that was closed in her face and after a short pause, she said, “I don’t bite, Miss Arabella. I am cautious about what I put in my mouth.”

After speaking, she turned on her feet and entered the elevator, her finger was faster than Arabella’s feet. By the time the woman rushed out of her apartment to retort, the doors of the elevator were shut.

The last thing that Ariana saw was Arabella’s fuming face.

Ariana rolled her eyes at the antics of the woman. She silently waited for the elevator to arrive at the bottom floor before taking Timmy on a walk.

With the cold air caressing against her skin, Ariana closed her eyes relishing the chill and the sweet scent of rain. Even though not a drop of water had fallen on the land, for some reason the sweet fragrance of wet soil and trickling water was already spread thoroughly in the air.

Her feet padded against the cobblestone, and the sound of leaves crunching under her feet echoed in the silent path where she usually jogged.

Many people were staying at home because the weather was too cold and gloomy. But Ariana was a woman of habit, even if it was only for a few minutes, she had to follow her routine or else she would feel discontent throughout the day.

Beside her, Timmy was also running on his fours. His tongue was lolling on the side of his mouth as he kept up with Ariana’s pace.

The silence, rain and cold winds —— these three things were so beautiful and comforting that Ariana could not help but close her eyes to relish this beautiful moment.

“Woof!” Timmy barked and Ariana opened her eyes, she turned to look at her pet dog and was about to turn her head when she heard someone scream ——

“Watch out!”

With a flick of her neck, Ariana turned to look behind her and immediately dodged to the side. However, in her hurry, her foot ended up bumping into the gnarled root that was sticking out of the ground.

Ariana’s eyes widened, and she reached out her hands to cushion the fall. Here Ariana fell on the ground while a cyclist drove past her, his hands and feet working overtime as he tried to stop his bicycle.

“SORRY!” The man said to Ariana as he tried to regain control of his bicycle which seemed to have lost all control after coming down this slope.

The man continued to drive past the slope, and soon it was challenging to see him as he turned around the side of the cobblestone path.

“What was that about?” Ariana questioned as she peered in the direction in which the man disappeared, but she did not see him.

She exchanged a look with Timmy before letting out a small chuckle. She then tried to get up from the ground, only to realize that she had twisted her foot.

Damn it.

Ariana turned her gaze to her foot which seemed to be burning with every move that she was making and gasped when she saw that her ankle was swollen.

“Now what?” She moaned as she looked at the swollen red bump. It hadn’t been long, and she had hurt this foot again, Aiden was going to have a fit.

“Now you say, please help me, Mister De Luca,” a familiar voice said to her and Ariana snapped her head up to look at Nicolai who was standing in front of her.

“Mister de Luca? What are you doing here?” Ariana asked with her eyes blinking. She felt her heart ease a little when she looked at the man in front of her.

Nicolai rolled his eyes and replied with his hands in his pockets, “I was bored and came to jog.”

“Here?” Ariana asked as she looked at the man who was wearing a mesh shirt with a black jacket and lavish accessories along with tight leather pants. No matter how and at which angle she looked at him, he did not resemble a man who had stepped out of his house to jog.

“Why? Is this path bought by you?” The man snapped, his eyes widening before returning to normal. He resembled an angry cat. “I can’t jog on this path?”

“No, I never said that,” Ariana spoke politely, as she wanted to take this opportunity to apologize to Nicolai for upsetting him.

“Then you better stay quiet for me, I really don’t want to hear you talk currently,” the man snapped and Ariana immediately pursed her lips.

She would rather not anger Nicolai, not only because she wanted to apologize to him but also because if he left her, then Ariana had no idea when she would be able to get out of this mess.